Obituary of Ann A. Cerrone

Ann A. Cerrone grew up in Montefalcione, Italy passed away on Thanksgiving morning, November 24, 2016. She was 96 years old. Ann was born in Boston, the daughter of Raffael and Aurelia Anzalone. Her family lived in Boston until Ann was 2 years old and then decided to return to Italy. So they packed their belongings and returned to Montefalcione, Italy where they would live for the next 13 years. It was a small town located in the hills east of Naples. In 1935, with Mussolini’s Fascist Party aligning itself with the Nazi Party of Germany, it was once again time to pack up and move again back to the United States. The family’s Italian heritage and values would always remain with Ann. She lived in the North End until she married. Then over the years she had resided in the North End, Watertown, the North End again, Medford and finally Burlington, where she has lived for the past 57 years. As she learned from her mother, she was the matriarch of her family. She ran her home, cared for her family, and shared her Italian heritage with them. She returned back to Italy numerous times with her children and grandchildren so that they could meet their Italian family and see and appreciate her origins. She was a fantastic Italian cook and she loved spending Sundays with her family having family dinners. Her eggplant and meatballs were her family’s favorite meals. She always had a vegetable garden and a house full of plants. She will be remembered for her strong independence, candor, and the love she had for her family. Ann was the beloved wife of the late Frederick Cerrone. She was the loving mother of Judy Derle & her husband Richard of Waltham, Joan Cerrone-Cormier & her husband Lonny of Lowell, the late Carol Cerrone. She was the stepmother of Deborah Kimball & her husband Ken of Charlotte, NC and Frederick W. Cerrone & his wife Christine of Atlanta, GA. She was survived by her siblings; Fred Anzalone of Boston, Anthony Anzalone of Medford and the late Phyllis Della Piana. She was the proud grandmother of Sherry Morse, Jill Sidelinger, Sean Goodman and Christopher Goodman. Ann was also survived by 11 great grandchildren. A visitation will be held at the Edward V Sullivan Funeral Home, 43 Winn Street, Burlington, (Exit 34 off Rt., 128, Woburn side) on Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Margaret’s Church, 111 Winn St., Burlington at Noon. Interment in Pine Haven Cemetery, Burlington. Memorials in Ann’s name may be made to GWARC, 56 Chestnut St., Waltham, MA 02453.